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GALVANIG BATTERY. No. 374,329. Patented Deo. 6, 1887.

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GALVANIG BATTERY. No. 374,329. Patented Deo. 6, 1887.

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HENRY E. VAITE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GALVANIC BATTERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,329, dated December 6, 1887. Application lilcd May 5,1856. Serial No. 201,223. (No model.)

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.Be it' known that I, HENRY E.WAirE,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Galvanic Batteries, of which the following is a specification.v

My invention relates to galvanic batteries for medical purposes, and has for its object to improve the construction and arrangement of such batteries,whereby.they may be more conveniently handled in use or in carrying from' place to place.

To these ends my invention consists in the improved construction and arrangements or" parts,substantially as hereinafter pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective of the battery closed. Fig. 2 is a side view of the battery opened. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line l 2, Fig. 2. Fig. 4-is a perspective of the battery-cell, tray removed. Fig. 5 shows the batterytray platform. Figs. 6 and 7 are details.

The box or case A may be of any suitable shape or size to meet the requirements of any particular battery, and it may be of any suitable material, though Lprefer to make it of wood. The tcp B is preferably hinged to the rear side and suitably secured to the other sides and provided with a handle for conven ience in carrying the battery.

The front C of the box or cabinet is made to open either'from the center, as indicated in Fig. 1 or the side is hinged to one end, as shown in Fig. 2.

Upon a suitable platform or partition, D, supported near the upper part of the box or case, are arranged the plates or electrodes for the battery, each being connected to the under side of the platform D and held in position by lthe screw-pins d', the upper ends of which form the terminals for conveniently connecting up the various batteryeells for use. 'Also arranged upon saidplatform D are the desired switches or comrnntators E and the binding screws -land one of which is connected to the last plate of the eXtreme battery-cell and the other is connected to the cord and plug F, so that any desired number of battery-cells may be easily included in the circuit between the binding-posts.

Supported slightly above the bottom of the case is the platform or shelf G, having a rod or rods, H, connected therewith and extending up through the platform D. These rods H are provided with screw-threaded ends 7L, entering the shelf G or a projection connected therewith, and there may be one rod attached to the middle, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, or one at each end. Upon this shelf or platform G rests the battery-box Lcontaining the desired number of cells; and it will be seen that the box and contained cells can readily loe removed or drawn out for filling or examining them. A hydrostat or cover, J, for

lthe cells is provided with a proper packing,

j, of rubber or other suitable material, to seal the jars or cells when desired, and the rear and front of the case are provided with grooves or recesses K K, into which the side edges of the hydrostat fit when in position above the cells, and when the batteryis in operation the hydrostat is removed from its position above the cells and placed in the recess below the platform G for convenience of storage. Vhen l the battery is to be transported, the hydrostatplate J is placed over the cells with its rubber packing next to the jars and its edges tting into the recesses K in the sides of the box, and the handles or rods H are screwed down until the platform G is lifted np and tightly presses the cells against the under side oi' the hydrostat, and they are thereby eftectually sealed and the battery is ready for handling. When the battery is to be used, the rods are un- Y screwed, so as to allow the platform G to resume its normal position, when the hydrostat J is removed from above the cells and placed in the recess under the platform G. The battery may then be removed for filling or eXamination, if desired. If it is in proper condition', the rod or rods H are raised until the electrodes are properly immersed in the liquid in the cells, when the rods H are turned so that the pins 7L rest crosswise on the plates P secured to the side of the platform D, and the battery is thus held in operative condition.

Any form of switches and electrodes may be used for applying the electricity, and in Fig. 7 l have shown one convenient way for arranging the ordinary hand or sponge electrede. In making said electrode a screw, c, is soldered to a plate', b, of copper or other suitable metal, and the plate is then spun or otherwise formed into the desired shape, preferably similar to that shown in Fig. 7, and the sponge or other covering material can be readily secured by tying or otherwise, and the screw not only holds the electrode in its handle,but furnishes a good conducting medium. From this it will be seen that my improved battery is very convenient and compact, and Well adapted for the purpose for which it Was intended, While the construction is simple, cheap, and durable.

l. In a battery, the combination, With the case, of a platform supporting the removable battery-tray containing the cells and handles attached to the platform for raising it, substantially as described.

2. In a battery, the combination, with the case, of a platform elevated above the bottom of the case, a battery-tray supported upon the platform, a removable hydrostat arranged above the tray, and a recess under the platform to receive the hydrostat, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a case provided with recesses, of the platform, the tray carried thereby and containing the cells, the hydrostat adapted to enter the recesses, and means for elevating the cells against the hydrostat, substantially as described.

4. The combination,With the battery-plates, of a platform carrying the battery-tray, a re- 1novablehydrostat,andlifting-handlesattached to the tray and adjustably connected there- With,whereby the tray may be lifted into contact With the hydrostat or With the plates and supported in either position, substantially as described. n

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY E. VAITE.

Vituesses:

WM. A. HARRIES, F. L. FREEMAN. 

